*How fire outbreak at biggest thermal power plant in Sub-Sahara Africa was contained, would be probed – Management
The 1320 megawatts Egbin Power Plc, Africa’s largest gas-fired power plant located in Ikorodu, Lagos state has been temporarily shut down.
The shutdown of the plant, which contributes 16 per cent of the Nigeria’s national grid power, has already begun to worsen the power supply shortage rocking the country.
The plant management reported that a fire incident occurred at the facility on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at around 4.20pm.
The management in a statement to its stakeholders and the general public, said the fire outbreak was successfully contained by a team of its firefighters in collaboration with firefighters from the Nigeria Gas Company at Egbin.
It also pointed out that it has set out a process in motion to determine the cause of the fire incident as it has temporarily suspended its operations in line with the plant’s safety procedures.
According to the statement, ‘’The management of Egbin Power Plc, wishes to inform its stakeholders and the public of a fire incident that occurred at the power plant on Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 at around 4.20pm.
The incident was successfully controlled by a team of Egbin firefighters working in collaboration with firefighters from the Nigeria Gas Company in Egbin.
“Egbin has since activated its emergency response mechanism to determine the cause of the incident, while operations at the plant have been temporarily suspended in line with the plant’s safety procedures. Egbin is also working with the Federal Fire Service, the Federal Ministry of Power and other stakeholders to review the incident.
“The management of the company assures the public that its technical team is working assiduously to restore operations.
“As the foremost power plant in the nation, Egbin remains committed to providing power innovatively and responsibly in compliance with good health, safety and environmental standards.”
